How long is 1,000 frames at 30 fps?
33.333 seconds
1,000 frames at 30 fps runs for 33.333 seconds. Counting from frame 0, the last frame is number 999 at timecode 00:00:33:09.
How that is worked out
seconds = frames ÷ fps
1,000 ÷ 30 = 33.333 seconds
Worth knowing
- In milliseconds that is 33,333.3 ms, since one frame at 30 fps lasts 33.333 ms.
- Halving and doubling the count does the same to the running time: 500 frames is 16.667 s and 2,000 frames is 66.667 s.
- An NLE shows the out point one frame past the last frame, so a 1,000 frame clip starting at 00:00:00:00 ends on 00:00:33:09 and its out point reads 00:00:33:10.
- The same 1,000 frames at 29.97 fps run 33.367 seconds — 0.033 seconds longer, which is the 1000/1001 pulldown and the reason a mixed-rate conform drifts.
1,000 frames at every standard frame rate
| Frame rate | Duration | Ends on | Frame duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23.976 fps | 41.708 s | 00:00:41:15 | 41.708 ms |
| 24 fps | 41.667 s | 00:00:41:15 | 41.667 ms |
| 25 fps | 40.000 s | 00:00:39:24 | 40 ms |
| 29.97 fps | 33.367 s | 00:00:33:09 | 33.367 ms |
| 30 fps — this page | 33.333 s | 00:00:33:09 | 33.333 ms |
| 50 fps | 20.000 s | 00:00:19:49 | 20 ms |
| 59.94 fps | 16.683 s | 00:00:16:39 | 16.683 ms |
| 60 fps | 16.667 s | 00:00:16:39 | 16.667 ms |
Timecode at an NTSC rate counts the labels of its integer neighbour, so 23.976 and 24 end on the same label — the NTSC version simply takes 1.001 times as long to get there.
Nearby frame counts at 30 fps
| Frame count | Duration | Ends on |
|---|---|---|
| 300 frames | 10.000 s | 00:00:09:29 |
| 500 frames | 16.667 s | 00:00:16:19 |
| 600 frames | 20.000 s | 00:00:19:29 |
| 1,000 frames — this page | 33.333 s | 00:00:33:09 |
| 1,500 frames | 50.000 s | 00:00:49:29 |
| 2,000 frames | 66.667 s | 00:01:06:19 |
| 3,000 frames | 100.000 s | 00:01:39:29 |
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